POLAND VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,587	4	19,998	- 411
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,499	37	839	+ 13,660
Stroke	3	12,865	2	32,693	- 19,828
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,939	1	117,700	- 105,761
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,316	22	3,555	+ 6,762
Birth Trauma	6	10,167	57	52	+ 10,115
Low Birth Weight	7	9,158	42	579	+ 8,579
Liver Disease	8	8,913	10	7,912	+ 1,001
Tuberculosis	9	7,012	41	597	+ 6,416
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,314	8	8,947	- 3,634
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,111	36	916	+ 4,195
Hypertension	12	4,403	15	4,937	- 534
Kidney Disease	13	3,956	20	4,065	- 109
Meningitis	14	3,928	53	171	+ 3,758
Lung Disease	15	3,880	6	13,677	- 9,797
Other Injuries	16	3,835	28	2,527	+ 1,309
HIV/AIDS	17	3,749	54	115	+ 3,634
Maternal Conditions	18	2,904	63	10	+ 2,895
Malnutrition	19	2,825	50	291	+ 2,534
Breast Cancer	20	2,773	9	7,967	- 5,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,699	21	3,701	- 1,002
Violence	22	2,640	49	294	+ 2,346
Pertussis	23	2,254	71	0	+ 2,254
Measles	24	2,067	72	0	+ 2,067
Suicide	25	1,971	18	4,282	- 2,311
Malaria	26	1,839	78	0	+ 1,839
Cervical Cancer	27	1,640	32	1,907	- 266
Falls	28	1,474	16	4,712	- 3,238
Asthma	29	1,465	43	540	+ 925
Leukemia	30	1,380	24	3,456	- 2,075
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,227	5	14,610	- 13,383
Poisonings	32	1,199	51	205	+ 994
Lymphomas	33	1,173	19	4,141	- 2,968
Fires	34	1,064	45	474	+ 590
Drownings	35	1,024	39	636	+ 387
Ovary Cancer	36	792	27	2,929	- 2,137
Tetanus	37	720	67	2	+ 718
Lung Cancers	38	720	3	25,781	- 25,061
Inflammatory/Heart	39	709	23	3,495	- 2,786
Oesophagus Cancer	40	601	33	1,803	- 1,202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	575	26	3,091	- 2,516
Liver Cancer	42	565	29	2,290	- 1,725
Syphilis	43	555	69	0	+ 555
Epilepsy	44	531	35	1,145	- 614
Endocrine Disorders	45	530	38	831	- 301
Parkinson's Disease	46	516	34	1,500	- 985
Stomach Cancer	47	496	12	5,910	- 5,414
Oral Cancer	48	483	25	3,377	- 2,894
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	438	40	612	- 174
Prostate Cancer	50	407	11	6,489	- 6,082
Bladder Cancer	51	353	17	4,700	- 4,347
Skin Cancers	52	329	31	2,155	- 1,826
Skin Disease	53	295	46	469	- 174
Schistosomiasis	54	274	76	0	+ 274
Alcohol	55	245	14	5,238	- 4,993
Hepatitis B	56	242	56	52	+ 190
Upper Respiratory	57	232	60	19	+ 213
Appendicitis	58	221	55	69	+ 153
Leishmaniasis	59	189	75	0	+ 189
Drug Use	60	168	48	321	- 153
Pancreas Cancer	61	159	13	5,430	- 5,270
Uterin Cancer	62	138	30	2,163	- 2,025
Encephalitis	63	126	64	6	+ 120
War	64	92	66	4	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	72	47	369	- 297
Other Neoplasms	66	48	7	9,256	- 9,208
Diphtheria	67	48	70	0	+ 47
Ascariasis	68	42	82	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	69	37	52	188	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	70	20	44	502	- 482
Otitis Media	71	13	68	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	7	73	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	7	84	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Ethiopia

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.